Because I loved the daffodil

the long version

"Mildred ... Boyce grew up in the Mad River Valley of central Vermont. She was a teacher and librarian with a strong intellect, but her health was frail. When Mildred became a farmer's wife in Williamstown [Vermont], she never gave up on reading, studying, and writing about the things that she found interesting. Her poetry, articles, and letters found their way into magazines and newspapers ... This volume is an attempt at preserving Mildred's legacy of writing and promoting her outlook on life ..."--Back cover.